Johann Muller.

[browner]

Johann Muller has fractured his arm but Sharks skipper John Smit’s neck injury is not as bad as initially feared.

Muller’s injury brings a sad end to his stint with the Sharks, as he’ll miss their last two games before linking up with Irish club Ulster. The injury will keep him sidelined for the next six weeks.

http://www.keo.co.za/2010/05/03/mullers-premature-end/

[tomodaman_2]

Think he'll sit out the rest of the Sharks' season in the stand or head over here to get a head start getting to know the boys?

[Windeos]

Think he'll sit out the rest of the Sharks' season in the stand or head over here to get a head start getting to know the boys?

Or maybe learn English. Did someone not say he speaks nothing but Afrikaans?

[tomodaman_2]

Think he'll sit out the rest of the Sharks' season in the stand or head over here to get a head start getting to know the boys?

Or maybe learn English. Did someone not say he speaks nothing but Afrikaans?

Dunno who said that, but it's not true.

Interview with him here, in English:
http://www.sharktales.co.za/wp-content/ ... r15408.mp3

[BR]

I'd imagine UR will be having their own people check out the arm before they even activate the contract. Can't see him moving ahead of schedule if he's receiving treatment for the arm.

[browner]

A re-fracture....hmmmmm.

http://www.keo.co.za/2010/05/03/mullers ... ure-end-2/

[McPepper]

hopefully it wont be anything like D'arcy's injury

[Rooster]

Don't like the sound of that

[Big-al]

Lets hope he'll only be out for 6 weeks max. and no more

[Rooster]

I'd imagine UR will be having their own people check out the arm before they even activate the contract. Can't see him moving ahead of schedule if he's receiving treatment for the arm.

Need to check him a bit better than Houra then BR

[Rooster]

The Sharks doctor also revealed that Muller, who heads of to Irish province Ulster in July, fractured the same arm that sidelined him last year.

"It happened when he tried to tackle Wynand Olivier," Roberts told rugby365.com.

"He collided with Wynand's knee and it bent the plate [which was inserted last year to support the bone] and fractured the radius behind the plate."

Muller's lay-off will be "at least six weeks" and that will take him well beyond the end of the Super 14 season, after which he will join-up with the Ulster squad on July 1.

"The plate actually protected him," Roberts said, adding: "If it was not there it would have shattered the bone."

http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/sup ... 392320.htm
Seems like it gave him problems for over 3 months last time.

[Big-al]

The Sharks doctor also revealed that Muller, who heads of to Irish province Ulster in July, fractured the same arm that sidelined him last year.

"It happened when he tried to tackle Wynand Olivier," Roberts told rugby365.com.

"He collided with Wynand's knee and it bent the plate [which was inserted last year to support the bone] and fractured the radius behind the plate."

Muller's lay-off will be "at least six weeks" and that will take him well beyond the end of the Super 14 season, after which he will join-up with the Ulster squad on July 1.

"The plate actually protected him," Roberts said, adding: "If it was not there it would have shattered the bone."

http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/sup ... 392320.htm
Seems like it gave him problems for over 3 months last time.

Did D'arcy not have the shattered bone or something like that?

[backawaygoonahead]

Worrying with our track record of signing players who end up as crocks. Maybe they will stick in a stronger plate and he can use it like a cudgel!

[browner]

Has to be serious doubts about this signing now.

[ColinM]

Need a more agricultural sort of steel plate repair.

Lets jsut hope this was a complete freak accident and there isnt a real weakness in the arm.